1870s Autograph Album of Mary Ellen Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts, 2 of 2

1870s autograph album of Mary Ellen Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts.

This album was found with another autograph album compiled by Mary Ellen Sumner in the 1870s and with the album of Mary Ellen's daughter, Pauline Sumner Howard, with sentiments collected at home at Mattapan and at college.

I'm not sure if the Mary Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts, who signed a page on August 2, 1874, was Mary Ellen Sumner, or another Mary Sumner, but she signed the page just after the title page.  As you can see from the traces of glue on the page below, several of the pages were stuck together.

The album measures approximately 6-1/2" x 4" and contains the sentiments of nearly forty of Mary Ellen's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Mary Ellen Sumner was born 2 August 1863 at Brookline, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ebenezer and Laura Ann (Hopkins) Sumner, who were born at Sharon, Massachusetts, and Brewster, Massachusetts, respectively.

Her mother, Laura Ann (Hopkins) Sumner signed a page in Mary Ellen's other album, as did Laura's brother Warren Henry Hopkins of Orleans, Massachusetts.

On 22 December 1881 at Boston, Massachusetts, Mary Ellen Sumner married Frederic Theodore Howard, son of Daniel J. and Almira Eliza (Hood) Howard.  Frederic was born 9 January 1859 at Boston, Massachusetts.

Interestingly, there was an F. T. Howard who signed one of the last pages in Mary Ellen's album at Milton, Massachusetts, in 1881, and sketched a bird.  Perhaps this was Frederick Theodore Howard, who signed either before or after their marriage.

Mary Ellen (Sumner) Howard and Frederick Theodore Howard would have a daughter, Pauline Sumner Howard, whose autograph album was found with the two albums of her mother.

Another fancy sketch was done by signer ? A. Thompson, who sketched a two birds on November 15, 1871.

The last page in the album, signed by E. F. Sumner of Methuen, Massachusetts, had a four-leaf-clover pasted on the page.

Other signers with the surname of Hopkins or Sumner signed pages in Mary Ellen's album; refer to the list of signers below.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

Surnames
?
Allen
Atkinson
Atkinson
Atkinson
Atkinson
Baker
Clark
Daley
Farmer
Goodwin
Hopkins
Hopkins
Hopkins
Howard
Irving
Kenrick
Knox
Mack
O'Hern
Oldham
Plummer
Rich
Sanderson
Shattuck
Small
Smart
Souther
Sumner
Sumner
Sumner
Sumner
Thompson
Thompson
Vose
Whittemore

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Rose C, possibly Collins, of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• George H. Allen of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on November 14, 1878 at T.G.S.
• Byron A. Atkinson, signed at Boston, Massachusetts, on February 3, 1878; presumably the B. A. A. who signed the left facing page.
• ? Clifford Atkinson, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1878.  First initial possibly I or J.
• ? Atkinson, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, on April 10, 1878
• Mrs. ? C. Atkinson and Clara Atkinson, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1878.  Mentions Sackville, New Brunswick.  Perhaps the wife of J. Clifford Atkinson?
• M. A. Baker, signed on February 28, 1877
• J. Henry Clark of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on January 3, 1878 at T.G.S.
• James F. Daley of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on February 20, 1877, at T.G.S.
• Arthur ? Farmer of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on February 21, 1877
• George P. Goodwin, signed on February 20, 1877
• W. H. Hopkins of Orleans, Massachusetts, "Left Home Oct. the 2 C. C.".  Presumably Mary Ellen's maternal uncle,  Warren Henry Hopkins, brother of her mother, Laura A. (Hopkins) Sumner
• Freeman Hopkins of Ayer Junction, Massachusetts, signed on November 7, 1878
• A. Irving Hopkins of Orleans, Massachusetts, signed on August 20, 1879
• F. T. Howard, signed at Milton, Massachusetts, in 1881; presumably Mary Ellen Sumner's husband, Frederick Theodore Howard, whom she married on 22 December 1881
• James A. Irving of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on November 14, 1877 at T.G.S.
• Gertrude A. Kenrick of Orleans, Massachusetts, signed on December 8, 1878
• Josie Knox of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on November 6, 1878
• A. Louise Mack of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on March 5, 1877
• Mary A. O'Hern of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on November 14, 1877 at T.G.S.
• Blanche A. Oldham of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on February 22, 1877; signed at T.G.S.
• Gertrude Plummer, signed at Orleans, Massachusetts, on December 11, 1879
• Hattie B. Rich of Boston, Massachusetts, signed on November 9, 1879
• Emma A. Sanderson of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on February 20, 1876
• C. H. Shattuck of Orleans, Massachusetts, signed on October 28, 1879 "left Home 26th Oct."
• Flora E. Small of West Groton, Massachusetts, signed in August 1879
• Frank Smart, signed on December 10, 1878
• Luther J. Souther, Jr.
• M. E. Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts; album owner Mary Ellen Sumner
• Mary Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on August 2, 1874; possibly the album owner Mary Sumner or another Mary
• Not sure of given or surname; possibly Marnie Sumner
• E. F. Sumner of Methuen, Massachusetts, signed at Attic Hall, F.A.A.
• ? A. Thompson, signed on November 15, 1871; beautiful sketch
• James Thompson of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on January 3, 1878 at T.G.S.
• J. B. F. Vose of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on February 27, 1877
• N. H. Whittemore, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1877

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1870s Autograph Album of Mary Ellen Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts, 1 of 2

1870s autograph album of Mary Ellen Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts.  Her name was incorporated into a fancy design by Thomas Tyrrell on July 4, 1875.

This album was found with another album compiled by Mary Ellen Sumner in the 1870s and with the album of Mary Ellen's daughter Pauline S. Howard of Mattapan, with sentiments collected while she was at home and while at college.

The album measures approximately 5-1/2" x 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of nearly 50 of Mary Ellen Sumner's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Mary Ellen Sumner was born 2 August 1863 at Brookline, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ebenezer and Laura Ann (Hopkins) Sumner, who were born at Sharon, Massachusetts, and Brewster, Massachusetts, respectively.

Laura Ann (Hopkins) Sumner signed at least one page in her daughter's album, if not two.  She signed a page as "Mother", on what looks like March 7, 1896, but could have been 1876.  She lived past 1896, however, and may have taken the opportunity to sign a page in the album, which had recently come to light.  And she may have been the L. A. Sumner who signed a page at Boston, Massachusetts, on February 3, 1875.

Mary Ellen's maternal grandmother, Pamelia (Thorp) Hopkins, signed a page in the album and indicated she was "age 93 yrs 3 mos" [possibly 8 mos.].  Pamelia, who was born about 1783, would live for another ten years or so after she signed this page.  I noticed that many trees had her name as Pamela, but her name above appears to be Pamelia.

The W. H. Hopkins of Orleans, Massachusetts who signed a page may have been Laura Ann (Hopkins) Sumner's brother, Warren Henry Hopkins.

On 22 December 1881 at Boston, Massachusetts, Mary Ellen Sumner married Frederic Theodore Howard, son of Daniel J. and Almira Eliza (Hood) Howard.  Frederic was born 9 January 1859 at Boston, Massachusetts.  Frederic signed a page in Mary Ellen's other album, featured in another post.

They would have a daughter, Pauline Sumner Howard, who would compile her own autograph album, also featured in its own post.

Several other people named Sumner or Hopkins signed pages in the album; refer to the list of signers below. Alice E. Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts, chose the last page in the album for her sentiment and sketch of September 22, 1876.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

Surnames of Signers  [Some appear multiple times.]

Allen
Anderson

Baker
Beal
Burckhart

Clark
Collins
Cowling
Cox

Daley

Hersey
Hopkins

Irving

Johnston
Jones

Knox

Mack
McKenzie or MacKenzie
Moody

O'Hern

Robbins
Rollins

Sanderson
Smith
Staples
Sumner

Thompson
Tyrrell

Vose
Whittemore

List of Signers:  Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.

• Julius G. Allen of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• Mary A. Anderson of Chatham, Massachusetts
• Amy C. Baker of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 7, 1876
• Irving W. Baker of East Boston, Massachusetts, signed on November 16, 1878
• M. A. Baker, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, on February 8, 1876
• Inez F. Beal, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 12, 1876
• Matilda Burckhart of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on September 27, 1876
• James H. Clark of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on September 25, 1876 "T.G.S."
• Rose A. Collins of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 9, 1876; Mary's schoolmate
• F. R. Cowling of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 9, 1876, at T.G.S.
• Carrie M. Cox of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 4, 1876
• James F. Daley of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed in June 1878
• Louisa E. Hersey of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 17, 1875
• W. H. Hopkins of Orleans, Massaschusetts; presumably Warren Henry Hopkins, brother of Mary's mother, Laura A. (Hopkins) Sumner
• P. L. Hopkins of Harwich Port, Massachusetts
• James A. Irving of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 9, 1876
• Sadie Irving of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• James F. Johnston of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed at T.G.S.
• Charlie W. Jones of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 19, 1876
• Stedman H. Knox of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• Parker L. Knox of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• Carrie J. Knox of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• Carrie S. H. Knox
• Helen L. Knox of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• A. Louise Mack of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 12, 1876
• Flora McKenzie of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed at T. G.S. on June 9, 1876; Mary's schoolmate
• Lina Moody, signed at Methuen, Massachusetts, on July 29, 1876
• Lizzie H. Moody of Methuen, Massachusetts, signed on July 29, 1876
• Mary A. O'Hern of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on June 9, 1876; Mary's schoolmate
• Augustus Robbins of Brewster, Massachusetts
• Lillie F. Rollins; Mary's schoolmate
• Emma A. Sanderson of Brookline, Massachusetts
• Alice B. Smith of Milton, Massachusetts
• Nettie L. Staples of Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Mary Ellen Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts; album owner
• Pamelia Sumner, "age 93 yrs 3 mos."  She was Pamelia (Thorp) Sumner, Mary Ellen Sumner's paternal grandmother.
• L. A. Sumner of Boston, Massachusetts, signed on February 3, 1875
• Mother, signed on March 17, 1896; presumably another page signed by Laura A. (Hopkins) Sumner, Mary's mother.  She died in 1904.
• Mae E. Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts
• Mary A. Sumner of Methuen, Massachusetts, signed on July 31, 1876
• Alice E. Sumner of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on September 22, 1876; Mary's schoolmate
• James Thompson of Dorchester, Massachusetts, signed on June 19, 1876
• Thomas Tyrrell; he drew a wonderful design for Mary Ellen's ownership page, dated July 4, 1875
• Brooks F. Vose of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on May 23, 1876
• Lyman T. Vose of Mattapan, Massachusetts, signed on September 25, 1876
• N. H. Whittemore, signed at Mattapan, Massachusetts, on May 24, 1876

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1870s Autograph Album of Lois, possibly Lois Viola Gilbert of Leeds, Maine

Update:  Please see the comment section where a reader provides more evidence that the owner of the album was most likely Lois Viola Gilbert of Leeds, Maine.

1870s autograph album that belonged to a Lois from Lewiston, Maine, or possibly Leeds, Maine, or Poland, Maine, which many of the signers indicated as their residences.

The album is approximately 6-1/2" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 44 of Lois' relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

Sadly, the album is lacking a title page and any page that might have provided Lois' surname.  The first signed page in the album was that of Rosa at Lewiston, Maine, signed on September 12, 1872.  Rosa indicated that she was Lois' sister.

The only other page that indicated a family relationship with Lois was that signed at Lewiston, Maine, on June 8, 1873, by "Mother", who also did not give her surname, nor even her given name.

I tried looking for a family with siblings Lois and Rosa in the towns of Lewiston, Leeds and Poland and found a few.  One instance was the Gilbert family of Leeds, Maine, with siblings Lois and Rosa.  Rosa married Mellen J. Hanscom, who signed a page in the album directly after the page signed by "Mother".  It's a tempting speculation.  [Note: see the comments section where a reader mentions more signers with a connection to Lois Viola Gilbert of Leeds, Maine.]

Several other people with the surname Gilbert signed pages

• M. B. Gilbert, who signed page on April 5, 1874
• P. S. Gilbert
• Carrie L. Gilbert

Other than Lewiston, Leeds and Poland, signers came from New Gloucester; North Yarmouth; Empire [though I think that's in Poland]; and Auburn in Maine; and from Lowell, Billerica and East Boston in Massachusetts.

Jennie Lathrop signed a page at East Boston, Massachusetts, on October 21, 1872.

F. W. Strout signed a page at Empire, Maine; I believe this was the "Empire" located in or near Poland, Maine.

Lydia White signed a page at Billerica, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1879.

George Pottle of Lewiston, Maine, signed a page on May 14, 1875.

William M. Tefft of Bangor, Maine, signed a page.

Rosa Tefft Pulsifer of Leeds, Maine, signed a page on December 12, 1876.

Surnames of the signers:

• Baldwin
• Bowers
• Coffin
• Estes
• Farley
• Gilbert
• Gowell
• Hanscom
• Higgins
• Lathrop
• Locke
• McFadden
• Mower
• Parker
• Porter
• Pottle
• Powell
• Pulsifer
• Reed
• Richardson
• Staples
• Strout
• Tatten 
• Tefft
• Wagg
• White
• Wing

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Lois, album owner, possibly of Lewiston, Maine
• Rosa, signed at Lewiston, Maine, on September 12, 1872; Lois' sister
• Mother, signed at Lewiston, Maine, on June 8, 1873
• Joel W. Baldwin of Billerica, Massachusetts, signed on October 27, 1872
• Hannah Bowers or Hannah Rowe or ?, signed at Lowell, Massachusetts, on October 22, 1876; "aged 76"
• Edith May Coffin, signed on June 30, 1878
• Sybil D. Estes, signed on the "Sixth mo., 28, 1881
• Very faint, but I think it's Elsie C. Farley, signed September 30, 1873
• M. B. Gilbert, signed on April 5, 1874
• P. S. Gilbert
• Carrie L. Gilbert
• Will H. Gowell of East Poland, Maine, signed on December 31, 1877
• Herbert Gowell of East Poland, Maine
• Cattie C. Gowell of East Poland, Maine, signed on January 1, 1878
• Mellen J. Hanscom of Leeds, Maine
• M. C. Higgins of New Gloucester
• Jennie Lathrop, signed at East Boston, Massachusetts, on October 21, 1872
• Lizzie M. Locke of East Poland, Maine, signed on April 2, 1877
• E. O. Locke of East Poland, Maine, signed on February 15, 1877
• Belle McFadden, signed at East Boston, Massachuse
• Frank N. Mower
• Abbie A. Parker of South Leeds, Maine, signed on June 30, 1878
• Kate Porter, signed at East Poland, Maine, on June 4, 1875
• George Pottle of Lewiston, Maine, signed on May 14, 1875
• Mary E. Powell, signed on March 19, 1876
• Elvin D. Pulsifer of East Poland, Maine, signed on December 12, 1876.  His wife Ellen (Locke) Pulsifer signed the overleaf.
• Mrs. E. D. Pulsifer of East Poland, Maine, signed on December 12, 1876.  she was Ellen (Locke) Pulsifer, whose husband Elvin D. Pulsifer signed the overleaf.
• Addie May Pulsifer of East Poland, Maine, signed on December 12, 1876.  Her parents Elvin D. and Ellen (Locke) Pulsifer and sister Rosa Tefft Pulsifer signed preceding pages.
• Rosa Tefft Pulsifer, signed on December 12, 1876.  Her parents Elvin D. and Ellen (Locke) Pulsifer and sister Addie May Pulsifer also signed pages.
• Catharine W. Reed, signed at Billerica, Massachusetts, on October 24, 1872
• Fred A. Richardson
• John Staples of North Yarmouth, Maine, signed on August 29, 1873; there's what could possibly be "Jr." after his name
• V. T. Staples, or D. T. Staples of North Yarmouth, Maine, signed on August 29, 1875
• F. W. Strout of Empire, Maine [presumably the Empire in or near Poland, Maine]
• J. Weston Strout of East Poland, Maine
• Erastus M. Strout of East Poland, Maine, signed on November 22, 1878
• Georgia Strout of East Poland, Maine, signed on November 30, 1878
• Mrs. William H. Tatten of Billerica, Massachusetts, signed on October 27 [no year written]; not sure of surname
• William M. Tefft of Bangor, Maine
• Josie F. Wagg, signed August 20, 1876.  It was possibly her husband G. William Wagg who signed a subsequent page.
• G. William Wagg of Auburn, Maine, signed on August 20, 1876.  It was possibly his wife Josie F. Wagg who signed a previous page.
• Samuel G. White of Billerica, Massachusetts
• Lydia White, signed at Billerica, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1879
• M. Emma Wing of South Leeds, Maine, signed on April 20, 1884.  She was Mary Emma (Hammond) Wing, whose husband Junius Carlos Wing signed the right facing page.
• J. C. Wing, signed at Leeds, Maine, on April 16, 1884.  He was Junius Carlos Wing, whose wife Mary Emma (Hammond) Wing signed the left facing page.

Lewiston, Maine  [Poland is to the southwest; Leeds is north of Greene.]


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1880s Autograph Album of Ward Stetson of Warren, Maine

1880s autograph album of Ward Stetson of Warren, Maine.

The album is approximately 4" x 2-1/2" and contains the sentiments of 24 of Ward's relatives, friends and teachers.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Ward Stetson was born 12 October 1871 at Warren, Maine, the son of Anson and Matilda R. (Russell) Stetson, who were born at Warren, Maine, and Waldoboro, Maine, respectively.

Matilda R. (Russell) Stetson made two entries in the album, the entry with "Mother" being the first signed page in the album, and the other, dated June 12, 1881, near the end of the album.

On 17 October 1893, Ward Stetson married Abbie Jane Lermond, daughter of Leroy C. and Emily Ruth (Thomas) Lermond.  Abbie was born 12 January 1875 at Thomaston, Maine.  Ward and Abbie lived at Warren, Maine, and raised a daughter Mildred, born in 1896.  Ward died in 1929 and Abbie in 1946.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

S. C. R. sketched a bird

Angie H. (Collins) Skinner and her husband Andrew A. Skinner signed facing pages at North Warren, Maine, on April 9, 1882.

George E. Libbey of Santa Clara, California, signed a page.  He may have been the George E. Libbey born at Warren, Maine, on 18 July 1849, son of Rufus and Barbara (Kalloch) Libbey.  If so, his brother John K. Libbey also signed a page.

List of surnames in the album

• Amesbury
• Benner
• Calderwood
• Crawford
• Davis
• Fish
• Kaler
• Kalloch
• Libbey
• Libby
• Luce
• Maxcy
• Merservey (possibly)
• Miller
• Pendleton
• Skinner
• Stetson

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• S. C. R.; sketched a bird
• M. T. Amesbury, signed on March 25, 1882
• Ernest W. Benner of North Warren, Maine, signed on "12-4-85"; Ward's schoolmate
• Flora B. Calderwood of North Warren, Maine
• Mabel A. Crawford, signed on July 3, 1881
• Edgar Davis of East Union, Maine
• Cora E. Fish, signed on May 4, 1881.  She may have been Ward's teacher.
• Mabelle F. Kaler of Waldoboro, Maine, signed at North Warren, Maine, on October 11, 1887
• Alice S. Kalloch, signed on October 26, 1883
• John K. Libbey, signed on May 4, 1881; perhaps this man: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108775826
• George E. Libbey of Santa Clara, California
• Mrs. Barbara Libby, signed on May 18, 1881
• H. M. Luce of Cushing, Maine, signed on May 10, 1881; Ward's teacher
• Olive Maxcy, signed at Thomaston, Maine, on October 25, 1888 [or 1883].  Presumably the Olive Maxcy who was born about 1864, daughter of Joseph and Mary Mahala (Gross) Maxcy.
• Minnie, signed at East Jefferson, Maine, possibly Minnie Meservey
• J. Murray Miller, born about 1872 at Thomaston, Maine, son of Amasa and Jane F. (Russell) Miller; brother of signer Louise Miller.
• Louise R. Miller of Thomaston, Maine, signed in 1882; daughter of Amasa and Jane F. (Russell) Miller and sister of signer J. Murray Miller.
• G. S. Pendleton, signed at North Warren, Maine, on December 15, 1883.  He was George S. Pendleton, whose wife Helen D. (Gerrish) Pendleton signed the right facing page.
• H. D. Pendleton, signed at North Warren, Maine, on December 15, 1883.  She was Helen D. (Gerrish) Pendleton, whose husband George S. Pendleton signed the left facing page.
• Lina Pendleton, signed at Warren, Maine, on November 20, 1883.  She was the daughter of signers George S. and Helen D. (Gerrish) Pendleton.
• Nellie A. Skinner of Port Clyde, Maine, signed at North Warren, Maine, on November 20, 1883; Ward's teacher
• A. H. Skinner, signed at North Warren, Maine, on April 9, 1882.   Angie H. (Collins) Skinner, whose husband Andrew A. Skinner signed the right facing page.
• A. A. Skinner, signed at North Warren, Maine, on April 9, 1882.  Andrew A. Skinner, whose wife Angie H. (Collins) Skinner signed the left facing page.
• Ward Stetson of Warren, Maine; album owner
• "Your mother" M. R. S., signed on June 12, 1881.  She was Matilda R. (Russell) Stetson, Ward's mother.

Warren, Maine

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1880s Autograph Album of Isaac Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio, and Harrison, Ohio, in Gallia County

Note: text in bold in the text and in the list of signers reflects the additional information provided by a reader.

1880s autograph album that belonged to Isaac Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio, and, later, Harrison, Ohio, both in Gallia County.  Isaac signed several pages.  See a photograph of Isaac here.

The album is approximately 6" x 3-3/4" and contains the sentiments of nearly 40 of Isaac's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Isaac E. Thornton was born 4 December 1855 at Moody, Ohio, the son of Henry Warden Thornton and Susannah (Dewitt) Thornton.

Two of Isaac's siblings signed pages in the album.  His sister Hannah Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio:

Isaac's brother Firman Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio:

Isaac's cousin Abraham Dewitt signed a page.  He was the son of Isaac Dewitt, who was a brother to Isaac Thornton's mother, Susannah (Dewitt) Thornton.

On 4 June 1885, Isaac E. Thornton married Mary Ann Saunders, daughter of John Anderson Saunders and Elizabeth Frances (Martt) Saunders.  Mary Ann signed pages in Isaac's album before and after their marriage.  She signed a page as M. A. Saunders of Saundersville, Ohio.

She signed a page as M. A. Thornton of Moody PO, Gallia County, Ohio, on July 9, 1885, just over a month after her marriage.

The latest autograph in the album apparently occurred after the album came to light in the early 1900s.  It was signed by Virgie May Thornton, the daughter of Isaac and Mary Ann (Saunders) Thornton, on November 22, 1907.

By 1900, Isaac, Mary Ann and their six children were living at Harrison, Ohio.  Isaac died in 1937.  Mary Ann had predeceased him in 1933.  Isaac was a school teacher for a few years; then after his marriage he settled on a small farm. He also ran a hotel there in Gallia Co., Ohio for a while. He and his family were members of the Mt. Carmel and Lincoln Chapel Methodist churches in Galllia Co.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

?

• L. D. ?; possibly Fillings; signed at Lincoln, Ohio, on September 25, 1881
• Unsigned

A

• W. S. Arthur, signed at Moody, Ohio

B

• H. F. Bolton of Rutland, Ohio; not sure of middle initial

C

• Effie Carter of Moody, Ohio
• Jennie Clark

D

• Abraham Dewitt.  Perhaps the Abraham Dewitt who was the son of Isaac's mother's brother Isaac Dewitt, Jr.  [Abraham L. Dewitt became the husband of signer Dora Irwin.]
• Augusta Dickey of Lincoln, Ohio
• S. A. Drummond; bird sketch
• Hattie Drummond, signed at Lincoln, Ohio, in 1883

F

• V. M. Fulton of Rio Grande, Ohio, in Gallia County
• Effie Fulton of Bulaville, Ohio, signed on May 28, 1884

G

• Mary M. Grant of Lincoln, Ohio, signed on June 7, 1882
• Evan Griffiths of Wales, Ohio, signed on June 13, 1882, with a later date added on November 12, 1903

H

• William Harbour, signed on December 29, 1881  [William Harbour is most probably relation of Martha Harbour, wife of Jesse Thornton, brother of Isaac.]
• S. P. Humphrey of Rio Grande, Ohio, signed on August 25, 1881

I

• May B. Irwin
• Dora Irwin  [Dora became the wife of signer Abraham L. Dewitt.]

J

• Harry Jewel, signed on August 28, 1881
• Mary Jewel of Rio Grande, Ohio, signed on September 13, 1881
• Ella Jewel of Rio Grande, Ohio, signed on September 24, 1881

M

• Samuel E. Mossbarger, signed at Lincoln, Ohio, on June 13, 1882
• N. E. Musser of Rutland, Ohio, in Meigs County

N

• Ansel I. Notter of Sanders Ville, Ohio    [Isaac Thornton's brother John Henry Thornton had a daughter (Clara Effie) who married John Edward Notter. So the Ansel Notter is probably part of that family.]

P

• William Pitchford

R

• W. E. Russell of Wilkesville, Ohio

S

• M. A. Saunders of Saundersville, Ohio, signed in August 1883.  This signer may have been Mary Ann Saunders, who would become Isaac's wife in 1885.
• J. F. Shively of Lincoln, Ohio; middle initial might be T or ?
• Jacob W. Smith of Saundersville, Ohio, signed on June 13, 1884
• John F. Spangler of ?, Ohio
• ? Stewart, signed at Gallipolis, Ohio
• May Strong of Rio Grande, Ohio, signed on September 10, 1881
• Rachel Stuart of Gallipolis, Ohio

T

• Isaac Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio, album owner.  He inscribed several pages, one of them signed at Rio Grande, Ohio, on August 28, 1881
• Hannah Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio; perhaps Isaac's younger sister
• Firman Thornton of Lincoln, Ohio; younger brother of album owner Isaac Thornton and older brother of signer Hannah Thornton
• M. A. Thornton, signed at Moody, Gallia County, Ohio, on July 9, 1885.  Likely, Mary Ann (Saunders) Thornton, who had become Isaac's wife the previous month.  The handwriting is very similar.
• "Your Daughter Virgie", signed on November 22, 1907.  She was Virgie May Thornton, born 20 November 1889 at Harrison, Ohio.

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• Rhoda Walter
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1880s/1910 Autograph Album that Belonged to Carrie of Troy, New York area; she later married Antoine Wheeler

1880s autograph album that belonged to a Carrie, possibly Carrie Schneider; later autographs from her children identify her as the Carrie who married Antoine Wheeler of Vermont, New York and Rhode Island.

The album is missing some pages at the front, including a title page and any page that might have had Carrie's full name on it.

The album is approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the names of 32 of Carrie's friends and relatives; her children signed multiple pages.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Carrie was born about 1862 in Germany and came to the United States, presumably with her family, a couple years later or so.

She married Antoine Wheeler about 1887.  Antoine, the son of cabinet maker Antoine Wheeler and Elmira (Charron or Nairborne) Wheeler, was born 1863 in Vermont.  His parents moved to Hamilton, New York, because of the educational opportunities there for their children.  Elmira was widowed when she still had young children and managed to raise her children through sheer hard work, according to a reminiscence on an online tree.  Two of her children died young in accidents, one from being kicked by a horse and the other from a gunshot.

Children of Antoine and Carrie (Schneider) Wheeler, I think:

1. Herbert, born about 1889; died about 1901
2. Agnes P., born about about June 1892
3. Zoe Valeria, born about 1893
4. Elma Dorothy, born about March 1895
5. William, born about 1896
6. Carrie M., born about January 1898
7. Charles Henry, born 14 November 1900

Carrie and Antoine and children were living at Smyrna Village, New York at the time of the enumeration of the 1900 Census.  Antoine was working as a day laborer.

By 1910, the family was living at Richmond, Rhode Island, with the addition of son Henry.  Antoine was working as a wagon driver.  By this time, Herbert had died, and Agnes was not listed in the household.

By 1920, Antoine, Carrie and son Henry were living at Hopkinton, Rhode Island, where they were running a farm.  Antoine was listed as a pedlar in the 1925 Rhode Island Census of Hopkinton.

Antoine died at some point before 1935, when the Rhode Island Census of Hopkinton lists just Carrie.  By 1940, Carrie was living at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her son William, as shown in the 1940 Census.

A few examples of the earlier autographs, collected before Carrie's marriage to Antoine Wheeler:

Michael Comiskey of Troy, New York, signed a page on January 12, 1884.

Ida A. Kelley of Ansonia, Connecticut, signed a page on May 23, 1884, at Troy, New York.

Maggie D. Martin of Fonda, New York, signed a page on August 27, 1885.

Kate M. Schuyler signed a page at Hickory House, Fonda, New York,
on August 23, 1885.

Apparently the album came to light again in after 1900 and was signed by several of Carrie's children, some multiple times.  Daughter Elma signed a page on November 11, 1906.

Daughter Merrie Wheeler signed a page on December 28, 1909, and another on December 28, 1909.  I'm not sure which of the children was nicknamed Merrie, possibly

Daughter Carrie Wheeler signed a page at Wyoming, Rhode Island, on October 6, 1905.

There are other pages obviously signed by children but unsigned.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

Surnames

• Comiskey
• Darrow
• Downey
• Evans
• Kammer
• Kelley
• Main
• Martin
• Mink
• Parker
• Schuyler
• Schneider (possibly)
• Slater
• Swink
• Welsh
• Wheeler

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Annie, signed at Troy, New York, on October 14, 1881
• Winnie of Troy, New York, signed on August 26, 1881
• M. L. M., signed at Troy, New York, on February 18, 1885
• Delia
• Martha, signed on May 25, 1882
• Unsigned
• A. N. T., signed at Troy, New York, on October 29, 1883
• Michael Comiskey of Troy, New York, signed on January 12, 1884
• H. H. Darrow, signed at New York, on December 22, 1885; signed two pages
• Eliza Downey
• Evie Evans, signed at Troy, New York, on April 29, 1883
• L. Kammer
• Ida A. Kelley of Ansonia, Connecticut, signed at Troy, New York, on May 23, 1884
• Mattie Main, signed on May 1, 1882
• Maggie D. Martin, signed at Fonda, New York, on August 27, 1885
• Jenny B. Martin, signed at Fonda, New York, on August 27, 1885
• Mrs. Benjamin S. Martin, signed at Amsterdam, New York, on August 29, 1885
• Rachel S. Martin of Fonda, New York, signed on August 27, 1885
• Mary Mink of Lansingburgh, New York, signed on May 16, 1882
• Name is possibly F. Parker
• Kate M. Schuyler, signed at Hickory House, Fonda, New York, on August 23, 1885
• Gertie L. Schuyler of Fonda, New York, signed on August 23, 1885
• Richard A. Schuyler of Fonda, New York, signed on August 27, 1885
• Nellie Slater, signed at Troy, New York, on April 4, 1883
• Rosa F. Swink, signed at Troy, New York, on May 2, 1882
• Lettie Welsh, signed on September 1, 1884
• Carrie (Schneider) Wheeler, album owner
• Elma Wheeler, signed on November 1, 1906; Carrie's daughter Elma Dorothy Wheeler
• Merrie Wheeler, signed on December 28, 1909; Carrie's daughter
• Carrie's daughter, signed on March 16, 1910
• Carrie Wheeler, signed at Wyoming, Rhode Island, on October 6, 1905; Carrie's daughter

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